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16 YEARS OF ALCOHOL

In a series of flashbacks, this stark tale follows Frankie (Kevin McKidd) as he navigates through a life fraught with difficulty and alcoholism. Frankie's father infuses his child with permanent internal conflict, and in his teens, Frankie acts out in violent ways. As an adult, he comes to a turning point -- he can either destroy himself with alcohol and crime, or try to reinvent himself and possibly find the true love he's desired for so long. 101 Minutes (2003)

28 DAYS

Newspaper columnist Sandra Bullock never met a drink she couldn't quaff. But when her guzzling gets out of hand, she lands, against her will, in a rehab center. With good-humored help from her fellow patients (including Viggo Mortensen), Bullock confronts her demons, dries out and learns some life lessons. Bullock turns in one of her most versatile performances. 104 Minutes (2000)

70 YEARS OF SOBRIETY

James Houck (99 years old and 70 years sober) tells his story about the early Alcoholics Anonymous program. On this DVD, recorded on August 22, 2005, James describes his drinking career, his recovery beginning on Dec 12, 1934 (one day after Bill Wilson) how he met and attended meetings with Bill in the 1930's, the original program of recovery, and how he carries the AA message today. This is an insightful look into the program that produced a 50-75% recovery rate during AA's formative years. 68 Minutes (2005)

A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN

Jason Robards and Colleen Dewhurst, who dedicated much of their careers to interpreting the words of famed American playwright Eugene O'Neill, star in this 1975 production of his great Moon for the Misbegotten. Based loosely on O'Neill's life, the play tells the story of a malcontent alcoholic actor (Robards) based on the playwright's older brother. 150 Minutes (1975)

A STAR IS BORN

The original version of the thrice-lensed, behind-the-scenes tale about celebrity's double-edged saber. Starry-eyed Esther Blodgett (Janet Gaynor) yearns to make it big in Hollywood, and when she captures the attention -- and heart -- of matinee idol Norman Maine (Fredric March) at an A-list party, she's on her way. But while Esther's star soars, tosspot Norman's career nose-dives into alcoholism. Will Tinseltown's vagaries destroy their love? 111 Minutes (1937)

A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE

One of John Cassavetes' best films isn't about alcoholism, as the title suggests, but rather mental illness's debilitating effect on a working-class family. Shot largely with available light and a handheld camera in long, seemingly improvised takes, the style can be disruptive but is worth the effort. Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk deliver astonishing performances. 147 Minutes (1974)

ABERDEEN

Kaisa (Lena Headey), a beautiful and feisty Scottish woman, finally has her life together - at least until her mother (Charlotte Rampling) asks an enormous favor: to bring back to her Kaisa's estranged, larger-than-life alcoholic father (Stellan Skarsgard). The two of them, father and daughter together, set out on a wild, brutally funny yet heartbreaking journey, which takes them through their emotional past before reaching their ultimate destination. 106 Minutes (2001)

AFFLICTION

Wade Whitehouse (Nick Nolte) is sheriff of a Podunk New Hampshire town … and he's not doing well on the job. Debilitated from years of abuse by his malevolent father (Oscar-winner James Coburn), Wade is an abject, drunken failure on the job and family fronts. But when a local businessman is mysteriously killed during a deer hunt, Wade sees the case as a path to redemption. 115 Minutes (1998)

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AND GOD

On this DVD, you’ll find a wide variety of opinions of how a higher power fits into the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. During fairly short interview snippets with AA members, authors, medical experts, treatment professionals, theologians, etc. you’ll hear how they believe that "God" is an essential part of the program. Many faiths are represented; Catholics, Protestant, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Agnostics, Atheists, etc. 57 Minutes

ALMOST GOLDEN – THE JESSICA SAVITCH STORY

This is the story of News anchorwoman, Jessica Savitch, her drug addiction and her death in a car accident. Jessica Savitch is played by Sela Ward. 91 Minutes (1995)

BARFLY

Writer Charles Bukowski's autobiographical account follows the besotted adventures of skid-row writer and drunk, Henry (Mickey Rourke), who begins a turbulent yet caring romance with fellow barfly Wanda (Faye Dunaway). Their rocky relationship is threatened when a literary editor (Alice Krige) buys one of Henry's stories and tries to get to know the troubled, intriguing man better, in hopes of saving him from self-destruction. 99 Minutes (1987)

BEFORE WOMEN HAD WINGS

This movie would have interest for Adult Children of Alcoholics. Alcoholic Billy (John Savage) reflects on his country-music career that never happened and beats his wife Glory Marie (Ellen Barkin), also a drunk. Grown-up son Hank has moved away, but teenaged Phoebe (Julia Stiles) and sensitive nine-year-old Bird have to live in the bleak alcoholic atmosphere. Problems escalate after Billy kills himself. The three females move into a trailer where the girls are subjected to a torrent of abuse from their mom. Fortunately, benign Miss Zora appears like a guardian angel to lift their spirits. 88 Minutes (1997)

BEND AND BREAK

This intense, dramatic movie centers around an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. A woman who has only six months of sobriety is very inspired about the program. However, she runs into several obstacles in her personal life that makes maintaining her sobriety very difficult. She does her best to keep on, "Bending" but she does eventually, "Break." She breaks in a very hard way. This DVD has a very sad ending and is rated "R" for harsh language. 65 Minutes (2009)

BETTY

Alone and drunk, Betty is led to a Paris restaurant by a stranger.  Here, she meets an older woman, Laure, with whom she strikes up an instant rapport.  The two women seem to have suffered the same lot in their lives.  Laure takes Betty back to her hotel and helps to cure the young woman of her depression and alcoholism.  Little by little, Betty pieces together her recent history and realizes that perhaps her life is not worth living. This is a French speaking film with English subtitles. 110 Minutes (1992)

BETTY FORD – THE REAL DEAL

With unflinching honesty, this biographical portrait examines the life and influence of former First Lady Betty Ford, revealing a woman whose public battles with alcoholism and breast cancer changed the face of presidential politics. A self-identified feminist, Ford never held back when it came to standing up for what she believed in -- even when her husband and the Republican Party disagreed. Actress Jane Alexander narrates. 55 Minutes (2009)

BIG BAD LOVE

Based on the acclaimed short story collection by celebrated Mississippi writer Larry Brown, Big Bad Love marks actor Arliss Howard's directing debut. It is the tale of a Vietnam veteran (played by Howard) struggling to create fiction based on his past, his dreams and the dim sound of the future bearing down on him. 110 Minutes (2002)

BIG BLONDE

Sally Kellerman plays a fun-loving woman who decides to finally settle down to a marriage with a traveling salesman, played by John Lithgow. Based on the short story by renown American humorist and curmudgeon Dorothy Parker. This play was produced for television and is part of the Broadway Theatre Archive. 90 Minutes (2002)

BINGE DRINKING MOM

This DVD is from the FX show called 30 Days. A mother concerned about her daughter’s alcohol consumption now that she is in college agrees to binge drink for 30 days to try to get through to her. In a booze-drenched Freaky Friday scenario, the daughter will see her mother drunk, vomiting, and hung over as she makes decisions about the tough social choices she faces every day in college. The mother, on the other hand, will become more aware of the enormous social culture pressure to drink that faces kids every day of their college careers. 45 Minutes (2005)

BIRD

Clint Eastwood labored for years to raise the money needed to bring this biography of Charlie Parker to the big screen. Nicknamed "Yardbird," Parker was a virtuoso saxophonist whose innovations revolutionized jazz. Despite his musical genius, Parker was hopelessly addicted to drugs. At the film's center looms the hulking presence of Forest Whitaker, who delivers a great performance in a complex role. 160 Minutes (1988)

BLIND DATE

Stressed-out executive Walter Davis (Bruce Willis) needs a date for a business dinner with some Japanese clients. Taking his sister-in-law's cousin, Nadia (Kim Basinger), he doesn't heed the warnings not to let her drink. One champagne into the evening, Nadia goes wild, and Walter's life spins out of control. Meanwhile, Nadia's ex-boyfriend, David (John Larroquette), stalks them at every turn in director Blake Edwards's 1980s romantic comedy. 95 Minutes (1987)

BROKEN VESSELS

Fresh-faced paramedic Tom (Jason London) learns the ropes from his unflappable veteran partner, Jimmy (Todd Field), but soon discovers that rampant drug use and loveless sex are responsible for Jimmy's cool façade. Worse, Tom realizes he may be following the same path. Director Scott Ziehl's gritty movie -- featuring documentary-style camera work by Antonio Calvache -- took top honors at the 1998 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. 92 Minutes (1999)

BUMP IN THE NIGHT

Martha "Red" Tierney (Meredith Baxter) used to be a hot-shot reporter, but that was before alcohol took over her life. One morning Martha's son Jonathan leaves for school, stopping first to meet his father for breakfast. But Jonathan never meets his dad. Instead he is picked up by Lawrence (Christopher Reeve, Superman), a pedophile who has been watching him. Now Martha must overcome her alcoholism and her bitterness towards her ex-husband and use her old investigative skills to find her son before it's too late. 85 Minutes (2007)

BURNZY’S LAST CALL

As the rest of Manhattan slowly gives in to gentrification, one local gin joint stands as the last battleground for individualism and alcoholism. The regulars at Burnzy's attempt to cope with the homogenizing world around them as they struggle with personal and political identity in this independent film from Michael De Avila. An ensemble cast includes David Johansen, Frederique Van Der Wal, Jamie Walters, Laura Kightlinger and James McCaffrey. 85 Minutes (1995)

BUSTER KEATON

This DVD is a biography of the fantastic comic actor, Buster Keaton. He went from being one of the highest paid film stars to a simple one-hundred-a-week gag writer because of his alcohol abuse. Shortly after he began drinking he was consuming a bottle of whiskey per day. By age 40 he was unable to stop drinking and he hit rock bottom. Within a short time he was in a psychiatric ward strapped into a straight jacket. MGM Studios had to hire a nurse to try to keep Buster sober. He got married to his second wife in an alcoholic blackout. He later made a comeback and starred in many short films with his mentor, Fatty Arbuckle. Buster died in 1966 at the age of 70. 45 Minutes (2004)

CARTOON ALL-STARS TO THE RESCUE

The plot of this animated DVD chronicles the exploits of Michael, a teenager who is using marijuana and stealing his father's beer. His younger sister, Cory, is worried about him because he started acting differently. When her piggy bank goes missing, her cartoon tie-in toys come to life to help her find it. After discovering it in Michael's room along with his stash of drugs, the various cartoon characters proceed to band together and take him on a fantasy journey to teach him the risks and consequences a life of drug-use can bring. 28 Minutes (1990)

CLEAN

Maggie Cheung won the Best Actress award at Cannes for her portrayal of Emily, a junkie musician whose life spirals out of control as she struggles to overcome drug addiction. Emily loses everything, including custody of her son to her in-laws (Nick Nolte, Martha Henry). After getting out of jail and getting clean she tries to re-establish a connection with her son, a not-so-welcome gesture. 111 Minutes (2004)

CLEAN & SOBER

Michael Keaton received a Best Actor award from the National Society of Film Critics for his turn as Daryl Poynter, a big-time Philadelphia realtor with a hefty cocaine addiction, in this affecting drama. Poynter's world comes to a halt when he finds a dead woman in his bed (the result of an overdose) and gets a call from his employer about missing funds. Running from both his past and the law, Poynter hides out in a drug treatment center. 124 Minutes (1988)

COCAINE ANGEL

This DVD a darkly comic portrait of a drug addict's endless days on the sunny streets of Jacksonville, Florida. Over the course of 24 hours, an unkempt cocaine junkie named Scott stumbles through a mixture of mundane tasks and misadventures, even spending "quality time" with his young daughter who's in his care for the weekend. Scott is perpetually drunk and high on cocaine throughout this entire film. 75 Minutes (2006)

COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA

When the young, striking Marie (Terry Moore) takes a room at the residence of married couple Lola (Shirley Booth) and Doc (Burt Lancaster) a member of Alcoholics Anonymous, it brings about unrest in an already troubled union. Doc is instantly enamored of the girl, while Lola, upset over the loss of her dog, Sheba, is keen to her husband's impure thoughts. Booth took home the Academy Award for Best Actress, and Moore nabbed a nomination in the supporting category. 100 Minutes (1952)

COME EARLY MORNING

Disgusted with her habit of drinking too much and waking up next to strangers, thirtysomething Lucy (Ashley Judd) re-evaluates her small-town Southern life. But rectifying her present involves delving into her past -- which involves getting to know her family. Director Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy) also wrote the screenplay for this independent drama about ending unhealthy habits and getting it right. 97 Minutes (2006)

DANGER IN THE SKIES

Cliff Robertson stars as an airline pilot wages a desperate battle against the alcoholism that is destroying his life and risking the lives of others in this drama. 99 Minutes (1979)

DANNY ROANE: FIRST TIME DIRECTOR

In this behind-the-scenes mockumentary created by and starring Andy Dick, hard-drinking actor Danny Roane (Dick), whose behavior has made him a Hollywood pariah, decides to get sober and direct his first feature film as a comeback project. But, overcome by creative pressures, Roane falls off the wagon just a few days into production and decides to take the film in a completely different direction. 84 minutes (2006)

DAPHNE LAUREOLA

Partygoers, an elderly couple, an impressionistic young man and all the other diverse diners at a Soho restaurant have their worlds shaken up by Lady Pitts (Joan Plowright). A free spirit lubricated by alcohol, Lady Pitts invites the diners to tea at the mansion of her husband (Laurence Olivier). Lady Pitts's drunken chattering elicits a variety of responses in the restaurant -- from feelings of anger and irritation to stirrings of love. 90 Minutes (1978)

DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES

Joe Clay (Jack Lemmon), a San Francisco public relations man who likes to drink, meets secretary Kirsten Arnesen (Lee Remick), who happens to be a teetotaler, and it's a saloon mismatch from the get-go. After a whirlwind courtship and marriage, Kirsten is able to keep pace drink wise with her husband … and it's a downward spiral from there in this searing drama (directed by Blake Edwards) based on a TV drama first aired on "Playhouse 90." 117 Minutes (1962)

DONAHUE – MY NAME IS BILL W

This is a Phil Donahue show. The guests were James Garner and James Woods. This was aired on TV in 1989. The TV movie, My Name is Bill W was about to be released. James Woods has an amazing amount of knowledge about the Alcoholics Anonymous fellowship. 39 Minutes (1989)

DOWN TO THE BONE

A drug-addled mother of two, Irene (Vera Farmiga) decides to check herself into a rehab center in upstate New York, where she meets and falls in love with a fellow addict (Hugh Dillon) who's working hard to mend his ways. But when one of them relapses into addiction, can their soulful commitment to each other prevail over the insidious lure of narcotics? Very realistic movie; no frills. 101 Minutes (2004)

DRUNK IN PUBLIC

This DVD is an independently made feature film documentary.  It covers the last 12 unimaginable years in the very sad and drunken life of Mark David Allen, a man arrested 428 times. This documentary is not affiliated with ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS in any way...BUT we’ve have yet to meet an AA member who does not find this film to be a highly valuable tool for use in substance abuse treatment, understanding and life. 54 Minutes

DRUNKS

Two years of sobriety are more than enough to suit Jim (Richard Lewis), a recovering hophead and lifelong elbow-bender. At an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in a dreary Times Square church cellar, his sponsor prods Jim to again recount his struggle with booze and smack -- which sends him out to find deliverance in his old demons. Meanwhile, his compatriots are left to continue with their tales of substance abuse and self-inflicted misery. 88 Minutes (1997)

EDNA – THE INEBRIATE WOMAN

Edna the Inebriate Woman stars Patricia Hayes who is a homeless, down-and-out alcoholic looking for food, shelter and booze on the streets of Britain. She is a wholly individual character, sometimes tragic and sometimes uproariously comic. She is dedicated to many moods and circumstances. Edna is in turn, outrageous and pathetic but always endearing and richly human. 90 Minutes (1971)

FACTOTUM

Based on Charles Bukowski's semi-autobiographical novel, this edgy drama centers on a rebel writer with absolutely no desire to live a conventional life. A rootless jack-of-all-trades, Henry Chinaski (Matt Dillon) works in the factories and warehouses of Los Angeles and gets by just fine as long as he can indulge in his four primary loves -- women, drinking, gambling and writing. Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei and Fisher Stevens co-star. 94 Minutes (2005)

FALLING FROM GRACE

Jetting in from Los Angeles, singer Bud Parks (John Mellencamp) and his wife, Alice (Mariel Hemingway), return to Parks' Indiana hometown to celebrate his grandfather's 80th birthday. Once there, however, Bud immediately returns to drinking and the wild ways of his youth, putting his marriage in jeopardy. This film marks singer-songwriter Mellencamp's directorial and acting debut. Larry McMurtry wrote the screenplay. 100 Minutes (1992)

FALLING SKY

Emily Nicholson (Brittany Murphy, Clueless) and her aspiring singer mother, Reese (Karen Allen) move to Las Vegas to make a fresh start. Reese is a devoted mother, but her alcoholism prevents her from always being there for Emily. Unfortunately, the seedier side of the gambling oasis exerts its pull on Reese, leaving her in need of more care from Emily than usual. This lushly photographed independent drama features strong performances. 96 Minutes (1998)

FAMILY TIES – SAY UNCLE

Uncle Ned (Tom Hanks) pays the Keatons a visit. However, it becomes quickly evident to Alex that Ned has developed a drinking problem. Alex tries to convince his reluctant family of Ned's addiction before it's too late. Season 2 – Episode 14. 24 Minutes (1984)

FAT CITY

The hard times of poor white fighters in California provide the background for this brilliant, unflinching and sorely overlooked masterpiece by director John Huston. Stacy Keach is Tully, a down-on-his-luck alcoholic boxer earning money as a field worker while trying for a comeback. Tully tries to pass his wisdom on to Ernie (Jeff Bridges), his 18-year-old protégé, attempting to give the kid the chances he missed. 96 Minutes (1972)

FATHER MARTIN’S ASHLEY

This is a very short DVD of Father Martin speaking about the 25^th Anniversary of Ashley House. 6 Minutes (2008?)

FIERCE GOODBYE - LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF SUICIDE

Over four million people a year in the US mourn the tragic suicide deaths of family members. Suicide devastates family members for many years; family survivors are at greater risk of suicide themselves and the pain ripples out to the entire community. On this DVD, family survivors reveal their intimate stories and aching pain to assist other survivors and to help the broader community understand the unique and terrible grief of suicide. This documentary explores Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, and Greek Orthodox responses to suicide. The church can be a "healing station" in helping survivors find their way to recovery. 43 Minutes (2004)

FISH HAWK

A hardened and embittered man turns his life around with the help of a farm boy in this uplifting family tale. Down on his luck and dependent on booze, Native American Fish Hawk (Will Sampson) changes his fate when he accepts a job hunting down a bear that's been killing local livestock. His temporary residence with the Boggs family brings young Corby (Charles Fields) into his life, and the boy's friendship gives Fish Hawk a new reason to live. 93 Minutes (1979)

GOODNIGHT JOSEPH PARKER

When local-boy-made-good Joey Parker (Nick Chinlund) returns to the run-down New Jersey bar that used to be his hangout, the boozing regulars find their own dreams and memories reignited. Paul Sorvino, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Debi Mazar also star in this gritty independent drama from director Dennis Brooks. 82 Minutes (2004)

GREGORIO AND HIS ANGEL

This is a tale of good versus evil. Set in Mexico, this film follows the plight of an alcoholic janitor (Broderick Crawford) who's fired from his job at a local orphanage for continually being drunk. With nothing to live for, his spirits are temporarily lifted when an angel in the form of a young girl (Connie Carol) pays him a visit. But when the devil (German Valdes) appears on the scene to kidnap her, it tests his faith in God. 94 Minutes (1970)

HAPPY HOUR

Once, Tulley (Anthony LaPaglia) was a writer on the way up, destined to author the next great American novel. But then, life happened, and now he's an adman who has only one thing to look forward to is his drinking. Still, his best pal (Eric Stoltz) hopes he'll turn things around, as does Natalie (Caroline Feeney), the woman who believes in him. But even if he manages to find the will to write again, Tulley may not have enough time after all. 93 Minutes (2004)

HARVEY

Affable tippler Elwood P. Dowd (James Stewart) lives with his sister, Veta (Josephine Hull), and her bashful daughter. They hate his drinking, but what rankles them more is his faithful companion: a 6-foot-tall invisible rabbit named Harvey. Elwood's embarrassing flight of fancy is foiling Veta's plans to marry off her daughter, so Veta decides to commit Elwood. But when she confesses she's seen Harvey, the doctor institutionalizes Veta instead! 105 Minutes (1950)

HER LAST CHANCE

In this Made-for-TV movie, Kellie Martin wrestles with sanity and desire in this cathartic drama. She infuses her character with strength and serenity. Getting a potent dose of discipline and understanding from her ex-junkie counselor (played with stern compassion by Jenna Elfman) Martin makes an odyssey from drug-induced recklessness to confidence and control by discovering the sinewy character she never knew she had. Patti LuPone dazzles as her concerned but misguided mother. She is never gullible but always faithful when it counts. The drug binges are masterfully intercut with an imaginary music video and Martin's final dope dreams punctured by a glimpse of herself in the coke mirror. 97 Minutes (1996)

HIGH ROLLER – THE BOB PERRY STORY

In a life closely resembling the bowling pins in the game he rules, master of the lanes Bob Perry knows what it's like to be continually knocked down and picked back up again. Along a rough road of unrelenting trauma and heartbreak, Perry survived drug and alcohol addiction, life on the streets, ties to the Mafia and a stint in federal prison before rising above his own destructive wake to claim the throne as the king of bowling forever. 53 Minutes (2004)

HOOKED

David Janssen plays an Aerospace Engineer who loses his job. He, obviously, gains his self-worth from his job, and now, he is pretty much adrift. He treats his pain with old reliable, alcohol. This time, however, he has no career to prop him up. His slow sink into alcohol devastation is played out slowly and painfully. The effect on his wife (Angie Dickinson) and his kids is heartbreaking, and very difficult to watch. This is a movie with no happy endings, but is a fascinating and honest look at the ugly, underside of alcoholism. Remarkable performances by Janssen and Dickinson. An overlooked gem. This movie is also known as: A Sensitive, Passionate Man. 83 Minutes (1977)

I’LL CRY TOMORROW

Deprived of a normal childhood by her ambitious mother, Katie (Jo Van Fleet), Lillian Roth (Susan Hayward) becomes a star of Broadway and Hollywood before she is twenty. Shortly before her marriage to her childhood sweetheart, David Tredman (Ray Danton), he dies and Lillian takes her first drink of many down the road of becoming an alcoholic. She enters into a short-lived marriage to an immature aviation cadet, Wallie (Don Taylor), followed by a divorce and then marriage to a sadistic brute and abuser Tony Bardeman (Richard Conte). After a failed suicide attempt, Burt McGuire (Eddie Albert) comes to her aid and helps her find the road back to happiness after sixteen years in a nightmare world, not counting the first twenty with her mother. 117 Minutes (1955)

I’M DANCING AS FAST AS I CAN

In this movie based on Barbara Gordon's autobiography, Jill Clayburgh turns out another virtuoso performance to depict a documentary filmmaker on the verge of a complete breakdown. She’s going through some severe Valium withdrawal and her boyfriend is an abusive alcoholic. Her breakdown threatens to destroy everything she's worked to accomplish in her professional and personal life. John Lithgow and Dianne Wiest co-star. 106 Minutes (1982)

INTERVENTION – BRAD

A story about an intervention with Brad, an alcoholic man. From the A & E show "Intervention" 44 Minutes (2008)

INTERVENTION – CRISTINE

A story about an intervention with Cristine, an alcoholic woman. From the A & E show "Intervention" 26 Minutes (2006)

INTERVENTION – HUBERT

A story about an intervention with Hubert, an alcoholic man. From the A & E show "Intervention" 20 Minutes (2006)

INTERVENTION – JILL

A story about an intervention with Jill, an alcoholic woman. From the A & E show "Intervention" 44 Minutes (2007)

INTERVENTION – LANEY

A story about an intervention with Laney, an alcoholic woman. From the A & E show "Intervention" 44 Minutes (2006)

INTERVENTION – LESLIE

A story about an intervention with Leslie, an alcoholic woman. From the A & E show "Intervention" 44 Minutes (2007)

INTERVENTION – PAM

A story about an intervention with Pam, an alcoholic woman. From the A & E show "Intervention" 44 Minutes (2007)

INTERVENTION – PHILLIP

A story about an intervention with Phillip, an alcoholic man. From the A & E show "Intervention" 44 Minutes (2008)

INTERVENTION – SYLVIA

A story about an intervention with Sylvia, an alcoholic woman. From the A & E show "Intervention" 45 Minutes (2006)

INTOXICATING

Gifted surgeon Dorian Shanley (Kirk Harris) has a serious drug problem, trading stolen pharmaceuticals in exchange for cocaine from his dealer (Eric Roberts). Numbing himself from the pain of his father's (John Savage) descent into Alzheimer's, Shanley plummets toward rock bottom, pulling his new girlfriend (Camilla Overbye Roos) into his dark world in the process. Can he put a halt to the downward spiral of addiction before it's too late? 108 Minutes (2003)

IRONWEED

Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep star in this moody Depression-era drama about Francis Phelan, a former pro baseball player haunted by his past and now living the squalid life of a nomadic drunk. Crippled by guilt and sorrow, Phelan reunites with his erstwhile lover and drinking pal (Streep) on the bleak streets of 1938 Albany, N.Y. Hector Babenco directs this Oscar-nominated adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by William Kennedy. 143 Minutes (1987)

JACKSON POLLOCK – BIOGRAPHY

This Biography Series DVD turns its lens to the life of controversial painter Jackson Pollock. Though some might argue the merits of his famous "drip paintings," few would debate that the artist led an interesting life filled with drinking and women. In this biography, Pollock's peers and friends share their insights into the man's tragically short life and his immense impact on the art world. Pollock died at age 44 while drunk driving on August 11^th, 1956. 45 Minutes (2007)

KEEPING SECRETS

For any person who had, or currently has, and alcoholic parent, then this is a "must see" film that you will definitely learn something from by watching it. It is a well acted, down to earth portrayal of what it is like for a person to endure growing up in a dysfunctional type of alcoholic family environment. Suzanne Somers stars based on her book by the same name. 92 Minutes (1991)

LARRY KING LIVE – ADDICTION: AMERICA’S DEADLY EPIDEMIC

Guest hosted by Maria Shriver, the topic is alcoholism and other chemical addictions. Guests include, Jamie Leigh Curtis, Robert Shapiro, Pat O’Brien, an interventionist and other addiction specialists. 44 Minutes (Date: unknown)

LAST CALL

This made-for-cable biopic was based on Against the Current: As I Remember F. Scott Fitzgerald, the memoirs of Frances Kroll Ring. The film covers the years 1939 through 1940, when Frances Kroll (Neve Campbell) served as Fitzgerald's secretary. Once the most celebrated and idolistic novelist of the Roaring '20s, Fitzgerald (played by Jeremy Irons) has degenerated into a burned-out alcoholic, plagued by domestic travails attending his mentally ill wife, Zelda (Sissy Spacek), and his gossip-columnist mistress, Sheila Graham (Natalie Radford). The dedicated and devoted Frances manages to get her boss back on track and off the booze, but it is really too late. Fitzgerald dies at age 44, with what may have been his greatest novel, The Last Tycoon, remaining unfinished. 96 Minutes (2003)

LEAVING LAS VEGAS

An incisive portrait of an alcoholic Hollywood executive (Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage) who moves to Las Vegas to drink himself to death. Elisabeth Shue plays a prostitute who comes to know and love him, without trying to change him or upset his nihilistic agenda. Cage and Shue mesmerize as a marginalized couple who cling to each other despite the direness of their circumstances. 112 Minutes (1995)

LICENSE TO KILL

A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to trial. Once in the courtroom, they are horror-stricken as the young, hard-pressed district attorney seems unable to overcome the technicalities and maneuverings that the driver's attorney uses to keep his client out of jail and still on the streets as a legal driver. When the judge is forced to rule time and again in favor of the defense, it appears that the driver might escape punishment altogether. James Farentino and Denzel Washington. 96 Minutes (1984)

LIFE OF THE PARTY

After surviving a car crash, 30-something Michael (Eion Bailey) faces another shocking event: an intervention staged by concerned friends. Michael's drinking is out of control and his wife (Ellen Pompeo) is set to leave him. But the intervention hardly goes as planned, disintegrating instead into an emotionally charged free-for-all. Will Michael face the music and get the chance to mend his tattered relationships with his friends and family? 87 Minutes (2005)

LIFE OF THE PARTY: THE STORY OF BEATRICE

This DVD is a fact-based TV movie starring Carol Burnett and Lloyd Bridges. Burnett plays Beatrice (emphasis on the second syllable: "Be-AT-trice") who compensates for her shyness and lack of self-respect by drinking heavily. Bridges plays Beatrice's husband, who tolerates his wife alcoholic intake until he can stand no more. She begins attending Alcoholics Anonymous and cleans up her act. But that's not the end of the story: Beatrice then sets out to establish a halfway house for other female alcoholics. The domestic scenes between Burnett and Bridges are very compelling.95 Minutes (1982)

LIFE WITH JUDY GARLAND

Based on New York Times best seller from daughter Lorna Luft, Me and My Shadows is a deeply moving testament to the healing powers of embracing one's past, facing one's demons and charting a course of self-love and discovery. 170 Minutes (2001)

LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT

In this production of Eugene O'Neill's play, the magnificent Katherine Hepburn (who was nominated for an Academy Award for her work in the movie) as Mary Tyrone, the drug-addicted matriarch of a troubled clan. She finds no comfort in her husband, James, a miserly ex-actor whose bitterness has eroded everyone's goodwill. Their oldest, James (Jason Robards), is an alcoholic, and their youngest, Edmund, has returned to await a doctor's prognosis. 2 Hours 50 Minutes (1962)

LUSH

After returning to his hometown of New Orleans, Lionel (Campbell Scott) befriends lawyer W. Firmin Carter. Lionel and Carter party over the tracks of the upper crusts to the wasteland of Bourbon street bars, beginning downward spiral into alcoholism and the underbelly of the Big Easy. But when Carter turns up missing, Lionel becomes the prime suspect. 94 Minutes (1999)

MADAME X

A woman (Lana Turner) married to a wealthy socialite, is compromised by the accidental death of a man who had been romantically pursuing her, and is forced by her mother-in-law to assume a new identity to save the reputation of her husband and infant son. She wanders the world, trying to forget her heartbreak with the aid of alcohol, a lot of Absinthe, and unsavory men, eventually returning to the city of her downfall, where she murders a blackmailer who threatens to expose her past. Amazingly, she is represented at her murder trial by her now adult son, who is a public defender. Hoping to continue to protect her son, she refuses to give her real name and is known to the court as the defendant, "Madame X." 100 Minutes (1966)

MONKEY ON MY BACK

Professional boxer Barney Ross (Cameron Mitchell) became a hero after serving in the military during Guadalcanal and earned the moniker "Pride of the Ghetto" after being crowned world champion three impressive times. But like many other fighters, he waged a bigger battle with himself, including a monumental struggle to rid himself of a destructive and all-consuming morphine addiction, as is unflinchingly portrayed in this biopic. 94 Minutes (1957)

MRS PARKER AND THE VICIOUS CIRCLE

Jennifer Jason Leigh portrays the inimitable poet and essayist Dorothy Parker through her triumphs and trials as a fixture of Manhattan's legendary literary cadre known as the Algonquin Round Table. With an ensemble cast featuring Campbell Scott, Matthew Broderick, Peter Gallagher and Gwyneth Paltrow, this chronicle of one of the Prohibition era's wittiest and most tragic intellects was nominated for a Golden Globe and a Palme d'Or at Cannes. 124 Minutes (1994)

MY NAME IS BILL W

Based on the inspiring true story of the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, this moving drama stars James Woods in an Emmy-winning performance as Bill Wilson, a successful stockbroker who loses everything in the 1929 stock market crash. After succumbing to depression and drink, he eventually sobers up with the help of fellow recovering alcoholic Dr. Bob (James Garner). With newfound hope for the future, the two create the now-famous support group. 100 Minutes (1989)

MY NAME IS KATE

Kate (Donna Mills) is an alcoholic and, as is often the case, she is in full denial regarding her illness. Only when she is threatened with mass desertion by her husband, children and best friend does the sullen Kate agree to seek out treatment. A lengthy and often harrowing rehabilitation period with a varied group of recovering addicts seems to have an enlightening effect on Kate, who promises her loved ones, and herself, that she has taken her last drink. Thus is established the tension that permeates the final half of the made-for-TV My Name Is Kate, for which Donna Mills pulled double duty as star and producer. The film made its initial ABC appearance on January 24, 1994. 90 Minutes (1994)

MY ZINC BED

This BBC production of playwright David Hare's searing tale about alcoholism, addiction and manipulation follows recovering alcoholic Paul Peplow (Paddy Considine). He takes a job with Internet mogul Victor Quinn (Jonathan Pryce) -- a man with a hidden agenda. Lured into working for Quinn, Paul soon discovers that his boss is a master manipulator obsessed with addictive personalities … which includes Quinn's wife (Uma Thurman). 75 Minutes (2008)

NEVER AGAIN

From the Alfred Hitchcock television show. Karen wakes up in an unfamiliar bed, with a hangover that's even worse than usual. She knows that by getting drunk again she has once more broken her promise to her boyfriend Jeff. Then she realizes that her hand is bandaged and badly injured, and she struggles to remember what happened the night before. She had gone to a party with Jeff, but she felt uncomfortable and lonely, and had started to drink. She tries to piece together the rest of the night, but all she can remember is being angry and drunk. 25 Minutes (1956)

NEVER GET OUTTA THE BOAT

Set in an LA drug rehab center, this bittersweet tale centers on a group of young men struggling to stay sober, land jobs and confront their personal demons amidst the constant comings and goings of other patients. Live-in counselors apply support-group tactics with little success, but everything changes when Angel enters the program. Darren Burrows, Nick Gillie, Lombardo Boyar, Harry J. Lennix, Thomas Jefferson Byrd and Emilio Rivera star. 111 Minutes (2002)

NEXT TO NOTHING

Interesting and very realistic, this movie is a good, hardcore look at alcohol abuse. It’s a fairly low budget movie. A young girl faces the challenge of her life after moving in with her estranged alcoholic father in this harrowing drama. When Ellen (Katherine Everitt) moves in with her father, Al (Jim Wellington) -- who has a new wife, Betty (Georgianna Tarjan), and two stepdaughters -- she walks into a situation akin to her worst nightmares. Not only does Betty share Al's love of the bottle, but both are prone to frighteningly violent tendencies. 88 Minutes (2004)

OPENING NIGHT

In one of John Cassavetes's most acclaimed films, the director's favorite leading lady, Gena Rowlands, plays a stage star heading for a breakdown just as her latest show is about to open. When a fan she dismissed is killed in a car accident, the actress begins to lose her grip -- on both her stage persona and her real one. Ben Gazzara, plays the theatrical director, and Cassavetes cast himself as the male lead in the play. 144 Minutes (1979)

PAPA’S DELICATE CONDITION

When his beloved daughter wants a pony, railroad man and perpetual drinker Jack Griffith (Jackie Gleason) buys her the entire circus. But when his wife leaves him and takes the children with her, he follows with the carnival in tow to win back their hearts. Along the way, the gregarious drunk falls in with other shenanigans yet always finds a way to come up smelling like roses. The lighthearted Academy Award-winning comedy co-stars Glynis Johns. 98 Minutes (1963)

PENN & TELLER - TWELVE STEPPING

With zeal, passion and conviction, the comedy/magician duo of Penn & Teller examines the world of Twelve Step programs. Warning: This is a very Anti-Alcoholics Anonymous DVD. 30 Minutes (2004)

PETE KELLY’S BLUES

In 1927 Kansas City Pete Kelly (Jack Webb) and his jazz band play nightly at a speakeasy. A local gangster starts to move in on them and when their drummer is killed Kelly gives in, even though this also means taking the thug's alcoholic girl as a singer. Kelly soon realizes he has made a big mistake selling out in this way and that rich girl Ivy is now the only decent thing in his life. 95 Minutes (1955)

RECKLESS NIGHTS

Lizzie and Janie are best friends, bonded like sisters, who share many things in common: crushes, gossip, and a taste for liquor. Although they manage to sneak alcohol at home and in water bottles at school, they never get caught. One night, while at a pre-graduation party, Lizzie, Janie, and their friend Kate get completely drunk, and Lizzie decides to drive Janie home. While blasting the music in the car and with rain pounding on the windshield, Lizzie crashes the car. She escapes with a concussion, but Janie isn't so lucky - she dies in the twisted metal. What happens is a depiction of the aftermath of tragedy, and the recovery process of an alcoholic. 85 Minutes (1997)

SELF-MEDICATED

Outside Las Vegas, a mother (Diane Venora) goes to extreme lengths to save her teenage son (Monty Lapica) from drugs. Struggling with the loss of his father, Andrew begins a descent into violence and drug addiction, so his desperate mother hires a company to abduct him. Andrew is then locked down and subjected to abuse that compels him to confront his inner demons and stop his self-destruction. This award-winning film is based on a true story. 107 Minutes (2005)

SHAKES THE CLOWN

Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait (Scrooged) wrote, directed and stars in this minor cult favorite about the trials of an alcoholic clown trying to make it in the cruel show business world of Palookaville, U.S.A. In between beating up mimes and escaping from brutal rodeo clowns, Shakes (Goldthwaite) gets framed for the murder of his boss. Comedienne Julie Brown plays Shakes's girlfriend. Look for Robin Williams and Adam Sandler in cameos. 87 Minutes (1992)

SHATTERED SPIRITS

Martin Sheen's chilling portrayal of an abusive drunk whose alcoholism tears apart his family, although his wife steadfastly denies there's a problem, gave this commanding drama its own sheen, as it were. 93 Minutes (1986)

SISTER HELEN

Winner of the Sundance Director's award, this docudrama centers on Sister Helen Travis, an unconventional nun determined to help substance abusers in the South Bronx. A recovering alcoholic, Travis turned to God after hitting rock bottom when her two children and husband died from substance abuse-related causes. The hard-nosed Sister runs a halfway house, dispensing her unique form of tough love in a tireless effort to help recovering addicts. 90 Minutes (2002)

SKINS

Lakota Sioux tribal police officer Rudy Yellow Lodge (Eric Schweig) struggles to rescue his older brother, Mogie (Graham Greene), a former football star who returned from Vietnam a cripple and now seeks only to drown his sorrows with drink. This powerful story about life on a barren South Dakokta reservation is one of drama and activism, filled with humor and integrity and painted with vivid details of Native American life, spirit and myth. 87 Minutes (2002)

SMASH UP THE STORY OF A WOMAN

After putting her career on hold, nightclub singer Angie Evans (Susan Hayward) sinks into an alcoholic abyss in this drama. On the verge of stardom, Angie marries singer Ken Conway (Lee Bowman) and dedicates herself to furthering his career. As Ken's star rises, Angie plunges to the darkest depths of addiction, and it'll take a near-tragedy and the support of her loved ones to set her on the road to recovery. Eddie Albert and Marsha Hunt costar. 104 Minutes (1947)

STRAY DOGS

Darla Carter (Guinevere Turner) lives in the rural south with her handsome, roguish husband, Myers (Bill Sage). Myers can't hold a job. He’s a really hardcore alcoholic, so Darla decides to confront Myers with his misdeeds and asks her sister-in-law, Jolene (Dot-Marie Jones), to join her for moral support. But Darla is ignorant of the fact that Jolene is a lesbian and shares her brother's attraction to Darla. 97 minutes (2001)

TENDER MERCIES

Alcoholic drifter Mac Sledge (Robert Duvall) comes into the life of a lonely widow (Tess Harper) and her young son (Allan Hubbard) in the barren flatlands of Texas. When Mac is revealed to be a once-famous country singer, he must face a painful past and an uncertain future -- but the new relationships he forges inspire him to revive his career. The cast also includes Wilford Brimley, Betty Buckley and Ellen Barkin. 82 Minutes (1983)

THE BEACHCOMBER (1954)

Mr Gray is the new Resident in charge of the Welcome Islands in the Indian Ocean. The Islands are full of life, but the only other Europeans are the "sanctimonious, psalm-singing" brother-sister missionary team of Martha and Owen Jordans, and the Honorable Ted, an alcoholic as well as a womanizing social outcast whose English family pays him to stay away. Martha and Ted become an unlikely team when cholera threatens the islands and they must do their best to stop its spread. Stars Donald Sinden, Glynis Johns, Robert Newton, Paul Rogers, Donald Pleasence and Michael Hordern. 83 Minutes (1954)

THE BIG HANGOVER

Elizabeth Taylor and Van Johnson team up for this frothy comic outing. David, a young man who fought in the Second World War and, later, overcomes his dirt-poor roots to attend law school, graduates and lands work at a distinguished legal firm. Soon, he has eyes for the senior partner's daughter, Mary. But will David's unusual allergy to alcohol prove disastrous in the courting of Mary? His would-be girlfriend offers her pop psychological advice and, just maybe, they can make it as a couple. 82 Minutes (1950)

THE CHUCK NEGRON STORY

Three Dog Night vocalist and comeback kid Chuck Negron survived the drinking and drugging extremes of a hard-living rock 'n' roll star, as chronicled in this biography. Follow Negron's life story, from his days as a '50s doo-wop singer to the legendary Three Dog Night hits (including "Mama Told Me Not to Come" and "Joy to the World") that propelled him into rock 'n' roll history. The DVD also includes never-before-seen archival footage of Three Dog Night. 102 Minutes (2005)

THE CLOWN

Once a famous Ziegfeld star, Dodo Delwyn (Red Skelton), is reduced to playing clowns in burlesque and amusement parks as a result of his drinking. His son Little Dink (Tim Considine) idolizes Dodo and faithfully believes in a comeback. He persuades "Uncle" Goldie (Loring Smith), Dodo's agent in the good old days, to find a booking for Dodo. He can't, and Dink is sent to live with his remarried-and-wealthy mother, Paula (Jane Greer). The unhappy Dink runs back to his father. His welcome return gives Dodo the courage needed to try a knockabout TV show offered by Goldie. 91 Minutes (1953)

THE COUNTRY GIRL (Bing Crosby)

Once the toast of Broadway, washed-up actor Frank Elgin (Bing Crosby) drinks himself into oblivion until red-hot director Bernie Dodd (William Holden) attempts to revive his career. An admirer of Elgin, Dodd begs the actor to sober up for the starring role in a new play, while Elgin's domineering wife, Georgie (Grace Kelly), saps her husband of all confidence. Grace Kelly won an Oscar for her portrayal in this adaptation of Clifford Odet's play. 104 Minutes (1954)

THE COUNTRY GIRL (Dick Van Dyke)

In this television remake of a 1954 Bing Crosby film, a down-on-his-luck actor tries to battle his way back from alcoholism 137 Minutes (1982)

THE CRACKER FACTORY

Natalie Wood stars as alcoholic Cleveland housewife Cassie Barrett, who after attempting suicide is shipped off by her family to a psychiatric ward. It's not the first time Cassie has been in "the cracker factory", but the doctors continue to hope that she'll eventually learn to grasp reality and stop hiding behind her boozing and blustering facade. As before Cassie resists the trappings of normality; this time, however, she may end up in the "factory" to stay if she doesn't at least try to help herself. Alternating somber tragedy with moments of raucous comedy. 90 Minutes (1979)

THE DEATH OF MR LAZARESCU

The plot of this Romanian real-time drama DVD is simple, it follows the travails of an ailing old man (Mr Lazarescu) who waits for his alcoholic illness to overtake him, as a weary paramedic shuttles him between hospitals. Inspired by filmmaker Eric Rohmer's Six Moral Tales, this slyly metaphorical satire is a really interesting look at Mr Lazarescu’s painfully slow death from alcoholism. Please note: this film is in Romanian with English subtitles. 148 Minutes (2006)

THE FIVE Cs OF LIFE CHANGING

This was recorded at the Riverbend Church in Austin, Texas on November 11th, 2000. James Houck, age 94 and a recovered alcoholic along with Mike Rinehart discusses the 5 Cs of Changing Your Life. James’ date of sobriety is December 12th, 1934, one day after Bill Wilson. 49 Minutes (2000)

THE HELEN MORGAN STORY

Morgan begins her career as a Chicago carnival dancer and catches the eye of fast-talking, double-dealing Larry Maddux, whose promotion catapults her to fame as a Broadway performer in Show Boat and a headliner in her own nightclub. She anguishes over her romantic relationships with both him and Russell Wade, a wealthy, married attorney. When she realizes the caddish Maddux merely has been using her to support the upscale lifestyle he has come to enjoy, she turns to drink. She loses the bulk of her money to the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Wall Street Crash of 1929, hits rock bottom, and is hospitalized in the alcoholic ward in Bellevue. Maddux has a change of heart and arranges a gala testimonial dinner, hosted by Walter Winchell and Florenz Ziegfeld, in her honor. The film's ending suggests this was Morgan's first step on the road to recovery, success, and happiness, which was not the case in real life. (In actuality, the years of alcohol abuse had taken their toll. She collapsed onstage during a performance of George White's Scandals of 1942 and died in Chicago of cirrhosis of the liver on October 8, 1941.) 118 Minutes (1957)

THE GREAT JOHN L

Greg McClure stars as legendary boxer John L Sullivan in this screen biography of the famous fighter. Known as "The Boston Strong Boy," Sullivan was a bare-knuckle brawler who rose from humble circumstances to become the world's heavyweight champion from 1882 to 1892. While Sullivan was a skilled hand in the ring, fame and wealth took a toll on his ego, and as drinking and high-living replaced disciplined training, Sullivan's fighting edge disappeared. In 1892, Sullivan lost his title to Gentleman Jim Corbett and after that came a slow descent into alcoholism and poverty, with Sullivan losing most of his friends and the love of his life along with his self-respect. 96 Minutes (1945)

THE ICEMAN COMETH

This adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's play takes place in 1912 at a shady New York bar, where Hickey (Lee Marvin) turns up annually offering free drinks and lively stories to the dismal crowd. This year, Hickey surprises when he arrives sober with a new stance on life. Hoping to liberate the bar's regulars from their meaningless existence, Hickey instead begins questioning his newfound principles. 4 Hours (1973)

THE JAMES HOUCK Q & A ABOUT THE EARLY DAYS OF AA

This DVD is a Question and Answer session with James Houck, a member of the Oxford Group and Alcoholics Anonymous. His sobriety date is 12/12/34, one day after AA co-founder, Bill Wilson. This was filmed in Towson, Maryland on April 12^th & 13^th of 2005. James was 99 years of age at the time. The topics covered are:

CHAPTER 1: RECOVERED ALCOHOLIC – Introduction, Wilson House 1996, Original AA Program vs. AA Today

CHAPTER 2: DRINKING CAREER – Dandelion Wine, Prohibition, The Bootlegger, Final Days of Drinking

CHAPTER 3: MEETING THE OXFORD GROUP – Taking the Four Steps, Surrender, Sharing, Restitution

CHAPTER 4: OXFORD GROUP PROGRAM – Four Standards & Two-Way Prayer, Four Absolutes, Oxford Group Meetings, Sam Shoemaker, John Batterson, Living on Faith and Prayer, Contributions, Mackinac Island 1940s, The 5 Cs of Life-Changing

CHAPTER 5: BILL WILSON & DOCTOR BOB – Dr Bob and the Akron Group, Meeting Bill Wilson, Bill W and Frank Buchman 1937, Bill Leaves the Oxford Group, Some Oxford Group Concepts carried over to AA

CHAPTER 6: CARRY THE MESSAGE TODAY – Importance of original program, Overcoming our Addictions, Getting to Know God, The Family Afterward, Quiet Time with the Family, For those New in Recovery

CHAPTER 7: A VISION FOR YOU – Words of Wisdom, The Challenge 116 Minutes (2005)

THE LOST WEEKEND

Based on the novel by Charles R. Jackson, director Billy Wilder's searing, Oscar-winning portrait of an alcoholic follows writer Don Birnem (Ray Milland), whose girlfriend (Jane Wyman) and caring brother (Phillip Terry) leave him alone for the weekend. Aching to drink, Don heads to a bar and goes on a binge that sends him into an alcoholic fog -- complete with petrifying hallucinations and an unnerving stint in a hospital sanitarium. 101 Minutes (1945)

THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM

Under the watchful eye of director Otto Preminger, "Old Blue Eyes" Frank Sinatra explores controversial territory in an Oscar-nominated performance as former heroin addict and cardsharp Frankie Machine. Free at last after a stretch in prison, Frankie finds it difficult to pursue his dream of becoming a straight-shooting drummer -- most of all, because he can't escape his checkered past. Kim Novak co-stars. 120 Minutes (1956)

THE MORNING AFTER – DICK VAN DYKE

This is an excellent movie about the ravages of alcoholism. Dick Van Dyke gives the performance of a lifetime as an alcoholic, self-hating man who just can't accept the help he needs to get better. This is not a movie about recovery, it’s about hardcore alcoholism. The last scene is chilling and unforgettable. One of the best TV movies ever made.  75 Minutes (1974)

THE MORNING AFTER – JANE FONDA

Alex Sternberg (Jane Fonda) wakes up with a fierce hangover and no memory of how she ended up in bed next to a dead man. She's convinced that she's had another blackout and stabbed the now-deceased stranger (who eerily keeps reappearing). To make matters worse, her only support, Turner Kendall (Jeff Bridges), is an ex-cop and recovering alcoholic who's largely unsympathetic to her plight. Raul Julia co-stars. 103 Minutes (1987)

THE PROHIBITION ERA

The full title of this recording is: THE PROHIBITION ERA – THIRTEEN YEARS THAT CHANGED AMERICA. This is a very thorough documentary about the Prohibition Years in the United States. The DVD is divided into three sections, The Dry Crusade (43:27), The Roaring Twenties (49:15) and The Road to Repeal (49:50). The total length of this recording is 2 Hours and 33 Minutes (1997)

THE SORROWS OF GIN

The Broadway Theatre Archive presents another program in its series of televised plays from the 60s to the 80s. In John Cheever's play The Sorrows of Gin, an eight-year old girl watches the empty, feuding, alcoholic lives of her upper class suburban parents (played by Sigourney Weaver and Edward Herrmann. 90 Minutes (2002)

TORCH SONG

Obviously based somewhat on Elizabeth Taylor's real-life experience checking into an alcohol rehab clinic and falling in love with another patient, this is nevertheless a colorful idea for a TV-movie and one of the best based on a Judith Krantz novel. Raquel Welch is in top form playing a boozy actress whose worried daughter (Alicia Silverstone!) convinces her to get medical help. Once in rehab, Welch falls for a hunky firefighter trying to get sober (that is, when she's not doing her daily chores, like vacuuming). Could be camp, but it doesn't come off cartoonish. Jack Scalia is a handsome rogue who looks good with Raquel, and the sparks in their relationship make the second-half of the film quite entertaining and even romantic. 92 Minutes (1993)

TOM WHITE

Australia Colin Friels delivers an outstanding performance as Tom White, a middle class man in a middle class life that begins to disintegrate. It’s a regular morning for the White family and in the normal chaos of getting off to school and work, little do they know that at day’s end life will never be the same again for any of them. After a humiliating day at work and an alcohol fuelled meltdown in front of his colleagues, Tom White stumbles around a darkened city alone, and out of his mind. He cannot face his wife (Rachael Blake) or his perfect suburban life and in the blink of an eye this ordinary man slips into the urban underclass, concentric worlds that will be dark and weird, thrilling and dangerous. In Tom’s 18-month odyssey on the street he encounters Matt, a rent boy who offers him a bed and a party; Christine the lonely ex-junkie with whom he has a brief and intense affair; Malcolm (Bill Hunter) the grandiose denizen of the streets who takes Tom under his wing; and Jet a young wiry skateboarder who strikes up a friendship with the now grizzled Tom. 103 Minutes (2005)

TREES LOUNGE

Shiftless barfly Tommy Basilio (Steve Buscemi, in his writing and directing debut) spends virtually all his time at the neighborhood watering hole, Trees Lounge. As a result of his ambiguous ethical choices, he's alienated his family and lost both his job and his girlfriend, Theresa (Elizabeth Bracco). Still, the underachieving Tommy would rather deaden the pain with alcohol than try to turn his life around, and in Trees Lounge, he's in good company. 94 Minutes (1996)

TWELVE STEP PLAY – A COMEDY

Twelve Step Play - A Comedy by Joe McQuaney (of Joe & Charlie Big Book Studies) and the late Gene Walter about the early days of Alcoholics Anonymous. 54 Minutes

UNDER THE VOLCANO

Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta Day of Death, we are taken through one day in the life of Geoffrey Firmin (Albert Finney), a British consul living in alcoholic disrepair and obscurity in a small southern Mexican town in 1939. The Consul's self-destructive behavior, perhaps a metaphor for a menaced civilization, is a source of perplexity and sadness to his nomadic, idealistic half-brother, Hugh, and his ex-wife, Yvonne (Jaqueline Bisset), who has returned with hopes of healing Geoffrey and their broken marriage. 112 Minutes (1984)

VALLEY OF THE DOLLS

In this movie based on Jacqueline Susanne's best-selling novel, small-town girl Anne Welles (Barbara Parkins) heads to Broadway, where she meets Neely O'Hara (Patty Duke), who'll stop at nothing to get her name on the bill, and Jennifer North (Sharon Tate), a bewitching beauty who longs to be taken seriously. As their careers rise and fall, the starlets turn to the comforts of sex, drugs and romance -- a sure combination for drama and disaster. 123 Minutes (1967)

VOLCANO: AN INQUIRY INTO THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MALCOLM LOWRY

Malcolm Lowry wrote the novel, "Under the Volcano," see Under the Volcano, above. Filmmaker Donald Brittain's Academy Award–nominated documentary, narrated by Richard Burton. 99 Minutes (1976)

WHAT – NO BEER?

Although he has never met her, Elmer Butts loves Hortense secretly and from afar. He dreams of making a million dollars so he can buy her a Rolls automobile and marry her. With prohibition apparently on the verge of ending, Elmer's friend Jimmy Potts gets an idea to make them both rich by opening a brewery just before the legalization of alcoholic beverages. Their timing is off, and the police raid them, but their inept brewing has created a beer with no alcohol, so they are let off. But it has also resulted in a cheaply made beer, and bootlegger Spike Moran realizes that he can vastly increase his profits by partnering with Elmer and Jimmy. But none of them reckons with the competitor, another bootlegger, gangster Butch Lorado. Butch has a girlfriend....Elmer's dream girl, Hortense. Stars Jimmy Durante and Buster Keaton. 65 Minutes (1933)

WHAT COMES AROUND

A heart-tugging tale of the love of two brothers set against the light-hearted, fast-paced background of the country music world. Joe Hawkins (Jerry Reed) is a country music superstar whose career is threatened by drugs and alcohol, while his once- estranged brother, Tom, helps him put his life together again. Also stars Arte Johnson, Barry Corbin, and Bo Hopkins. 92 Minutes (1985)

WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN

In this powerful drama, Alice and Michael Green (Meg Ryan and Andy Garcia) face a major crisis in their marriage when an accident brings Alice's secret drinking problem out in the open. As Alice confronts her alcoholism and Michael struggles to hold their family together, they must confront the issues that arise between them, including a dawning understanding of the large role alcohol has played in their relationship since the very beginning. 126 Minutes (1994)

WHISKEY SCHOOL

Concerned that notorious New York playwright Leopold De Angeli (Gary Swanson) is losing himself in alcohol, a group of famous friends stage an intervention -- and face an evening of hostility, humor and some surprising revelations. Based on an actual intervention with an unnamed American playwright, this moving drama co-stars Olympia Dukakis, Lainie Kazan and David Margulies, along with Mary Stuart Masterson and her mother, Carlin Glynn. 89 Minutes (2005)

WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF

On a serene New England campus, an emasculated professor (Richard Burton) and his rancorous wife (Elizabeth Taylor, who racked up a Best Actress Oscar) turn an evening of heavy drinking into an unrelenting onslaught of wrenching disclosures and bellowed epithets. Soon the couple's guests -- a junior professor (George Segal) and his colorless wife (Sandy Dennis) -- get sucked into the vortex of the warring duo's unbounded fury and endless antipathy. 131 Minutes (1966)

WIRED

This is a DVD adaptation of Bob Woodward's bestseller "Wired", a biography of comedian/actor John Belushi. The film begins after Belushi's death, as his spirit joins that of his guardian angel. Together, they visit and examine the events of Belushi's fast-lane life. Belushi's meteoric rise to fame on TV and in films led to a cocaine addiction that caused his ties with friends and associates to disintegrate, and eventually killed him in 1982 at the age of 32. (109 Minutes) 1989.

WRITTEN ON THE WIND

Self-pitying Texas oil millionaire Kyle Hadley (Robert Stack) tries to cure his alcoholic ills by stealing the virtuous Lucy Moore (Lauren Bacall) from best friend Mitch Wayne (Rock Hudson). When Kyle learns he may be sterile and Lucy becomes pregnant, her jealous sister-in-law (Dorothy Malone) stirs up trouble by intimating that Mitch may be the father. The resulting whirlpool of searing emotions leads to disaster in this Oscar-winning drama. 99 Minutes (1956)

YOU KILL ME

This is one our favorites. Alcoholic hit man Frank Falenczyk (Ben Kingsley) botches an assignment, leaving the mob family he works for to clean up the mess. Relocating to San Francisco, Frank dries out, gets a job at a mortuary and falls in love with Laurel (Téa Leoni). But when the family is threatened, he returns to take care of business, with Lauren in tow. Philip Baker Hall and Dennis Farina co-star in director John Dahl's quirky crime comedy. 93 Minutes (2007)

YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN

Kirk Douglas plays hard drinking, passionate music man Rick Martin in this drama inspired by the life of jazz trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke. Thanks to a devoted mentor, the young, idealistic Rick proves to be a musician of the highest caliber. But his life hits a sour note when his troubled marriage, penchant for the bottle and stormy personality threaten to derail a promising career. Lauren Bacall and Doris Day co-star as Rick's love interests. 112 Minutes (1949)